STRENGTHS:

+ Athleticism
+ Explosive speed
+ Run and carry
+ Versatility
+ Two-way running
+ Outside game
+ Impact-per-possession

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Fundamentals
- Production

When talking about Fearn-Wannan's profile, the first thing that comes to mind without a doubt is athleticism. It is not unreasonable to suggest the Ranges runner is the best all-round athlete in the draft class, and the testing results showed that with a PPR of 92.2. She finished top 10 in each of the indoor physical tests and still performed strongly in the 2km time trial as well which came as no surprise.

Fearn-Wannan's agility was the best of her efforts, clocking a blistering 8.3 seconds to be the fastest player through the course at the Draft Combine. She shows her evasiveness out on the field with her run-and-carry and while some players are more straight line runners, the athletic tall is more than capable of changing direction on a dime.

That agility, along with her explosive speed (3.227-second 20m sprint) gives her opponents all sorts of headaches. She can move like the wind, and at 177cm, usually towers over most other wingers. Once the ball hits the deck, she is off and hard to contain because her first few steps are lightning and she can quickly put metres on an opponent if they are caught flat-footed.

Her other point of difference with her athleticism is her ability to run both ways. Having started at Eastern as a rebounding tall defender, she understands the defensive concepts, and gets back to help out. Fortunately being in a side as strong as the Ranges, she can be aggressive as a winger, and push forward to set up scoring chances for her teammates. When the turnover occurs, she can still be there a kick behind play to send it straight back.

Her outside game as a whole is very impressive, and while she is that dominant outside type, she still maintained a fairly high contested possession rate of 42.2 per cent, incredibly at both Coates Talent League and AFLW Under 18 Championships level. All in all, that combination of athletic weapons help her to be a really eye-catching outside player who can still find her own ball.

Possibly one exciting element is that Fearn-Wannan still has plenty to develop. She has shown marked improvements in some of her fundamental areas, and while there is still work to be done - such as her aerial and kicking - they have improved over the last two years to be really solid and not a liability like some pure athletes.

Naturally they can get better, with her groundballs another area that Fearn-Wannan targeted this year, and it was clear from some of her performances in 2025 that she was able to be cleaner off the deck. While she does get into space and is utilised as an option, naturally she can lift her production rate a little more which will come with further fundamental improvement.

Fearn-Wannan might only have 10-13 touches per game, but quite often you remember eight to 10 of them because they usually will come with some sort of metres gained. She is a high running talent and that enables her to not only be noticed, but break open the game. Her high impact-per-possession rate is arguably the biggest improvement across the last 12 months as she went from intercepting and clearing to really backing herself and pushing hard offensively.